The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-06-15
PEW AND PULPIT.

Inc nOaroeu wealth. Oh protesting cEf1s-
tians in the United States is said to amount
to S.. COG, 000. 600.
DR.. Henry Martin. of Cincinnati, hss
subscribed SOS, 900 toward a proposed COZ
ltge in the Presbyterian mission at Canon,
China.
In Cllnch County there is house of
worship called The "Possum Trot Church"
and not far from there is a sect called the
"Coonites."
The reports of four great Bible societie
show that during the present century l20,-
600 600 copies of the scriptures have been
published.
There were 90, 600 conversions among the
Sunday scholars of the sMethodist
Episcopal Church last year, $4,000 of whom
are colored.
The British and FOREIGN Bible sOciety's
house now stands on the spot where for
merly Wyclife was tried for his life for
translating the Bible into English.
The number of Methodists in New York
City is published as 10000. which is one in
100 of the population. The property held
by them is estimated at 81 944, 600.
A Rondout Sundsy-school teacher asked
bright looking scholar one Sunday re-
Gently where all the bad men went. ITO
Canada" was the answer of the boy, whose
fathers only bible is the daily papers.
George w. Cable is going over the coun-
try talking about "Cobwebs in the
Churches" He may please the sinful
Pc, pie by such remarks, but he is pretty
So TO make the janitors as mad as hornets.
The last story of the dude: He was re-
quested under some unexplained circum-
stances to say grace. He was not long at
loss for words. Bowling his bead slightly,
as be might to an acquaintance, be said:
"Ah there, Lord. Thanks, awfuily."
The surprising fact is noted that while
the Wesleyan Church in Great Britain had
1870 ministers, it had "a $40 lay class lead
ere, and Is .009 local preachers last year, so
that the greater part OF its pastoral and
preaching work is done by laymen.
The late Eleazur T. Slater, of Knowles
vile, n. Y, left besides an annuity to the
Knowlesvilie Presbyterian Church and
small requests to relatives, $4,000 to
Niagara Presbytery and the residue OF his
estate, estimated at about $500, 900, to the
Foreign Mission Board.
A correspondent sends the following. "I
was once building church in village in
Canada. The carpenter had examined the
plans-for pulpit, lecturD, choir stalls, ETC.,
and altar. He seemed puzzled. so l asked
him what was wanting. We'll, SIR he
answered, this is all beautiful, but you've
left no room for the sofe.'"
1|Gol OunQdJ u tcdOuCI II Oldluc Ouu-
day-school had been telling her class about
Moses, dwelling at length upon his char
acter and desiring to test their attention
and memory, she asked: "What kind of
a child was Moses?" All was silent for a
moment when one little fellow answered
up: II think he was boy, ma'am."
The International Missionary Union will
hold Its fourth annual meeting at Thou
sand Island Park August i0417. Over sixty
foreign missionaries of various fields and
several denominations were present last
year and the grand time they had makes
them and others DESTROYS to be on hand
this year. A grander meeting, If possible,
is being provided for.
Little Carl, aged four, had been severely
bitten by mosquitoes at pight. The follow
ing evening, after saying the usual "Now I
lay me, he asked his mamma if he might
pray for himself. She readily consented.
and Carl began: God, please don't let
your flies, bugs, mosquitoes and hornets
bite me any more, cause you know I'm
only little boy, not half-grown. Amen"
A Barbara Heck Hone for Immi-
grants" is projected by the Methodists of
New York City. 1.-THE design is to have
an institution where religious services may
be held, and which will afford Temporary
shelter for women and children who have
to wait for friends, and now have to sleep
III NdSbAC OA0Cn VI " SOh1C AOoR-
ing house where manifold denominations
abound.
If the two churches are to reunite only
to engage in wrangles over the negro ques-
ton, says the Mobile Register, they had
certainly better keep apart. At present
they are friendly, though separate. But
under the resolution passed by the South
ern Assembly there will be no reunion un-
less this negro question is settled to the
~ he c.
is found, however, that the opinions of
Northern and Southern PresbSIerians are
widely divergent on this matter, then by
all means let them remain apart, let them
dwell apart without controversy and with
out strife.
In a recent sermon at St PauFs, London,
Canon Hidden touched incidentalls upon a
question of deep interest to all who have
visited or hope TO visit the city of Jeru-
salem. He expressed the opinion" re-
ports a correspondent of the Church Maya
Zlne-"an opinion which has the greater
weight from his late visit to the Holy
land-tbat the tomb of the Church of the
holy Sepulcher at Jerusalem was the real
tomb of our Lord and added some account
of the changes which must have taken
place in the surface of the groCE3 since the
period referred to in the holy scripture"
We are glad to see that the church press,
so far as heard from, saws the Living
| Church, is unanimous in condemning the
action of the seceders from the South Car
| DINA convention. We DO not hesitate to
/ say that the sentiment of the christian,
world is against them in this issue, and
| that even among the church people OF the
South they will not find much sympathy.
| The world moves, these fossils to the con-
| trary Notwithstanding, and the church pro-
poses to do her duty to all souls, holding
that they have a constitutional right to
be saved, regardless of color.
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